jueves, 2 de septiembre de 2010

Business Today: Stock futures flat ahead of jobless, housing data

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Good Morning Aron, THU 02 Sep 2010 
 
Stock futures flat ahead of jobless, housing data
Jobless claims fell 6,000 last week
Retailers' August sales beat estimates
Burger King buyout seen at $24/share: report
GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources
Lehman says two units need help to avoid failing
ECB holds rates, tipped to extend liquidity lifeline
China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid
SEC probes cancelled trades in flash crash: report
Few Americans see manufacturing as a career: survey


Stock futures flat ahead of jobless, housing data
September 02, 2010 08:13 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday after Wall Street's best day in eight weeks and ahead of jobless claims and pending home sales data.

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Jobless claims fell 6,000 last week
September 02, 2010 08:35 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, government data showed on Thursday, but were still too high to signal a change in fortunes for the troubled labor market.

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Retailers' August sales beat estimates
September 02, 2010 08:22 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Retailers posted better-than-expected sales in August as consumers sought out bargains during the key back-to-school selling season.

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Burger King buyout seen at $24/share: report
September 02, 2010 08:29 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A buyout deal for Burger King Holdings Inc by investment firm 3G Capital is being valued at $24 per share, or about $4 billion, cable business channel CNBC reported on Thursday.

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GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources
September 01, 2010 10:16 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

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Lehman says two units need help to avoid failing
September 02, 2010 04:29 AM ET
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Two struggling units of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc , the bankrupt U.S. investment bank, need hundreds of millions of dollars in capital to stave off failure that could cost Lehman billions, court documents show.

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ECB holds rates, tipped to extend liquidity lifeline
September 02, 2010 07:48 AM ET
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank held interest rates at a record low on Thursday and is expected to keep its liquidity safety-net for banks in place as well amid a lopsided recovery and worries about vulnerable banks.

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China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid
September 02, 2010 08:16 AM ET
MELBOURNE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production.

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SEC probes cancelled trades in flash crash: report
September 02, 2010 12:46 AM ET
(Reuters) - U.S. securities regulator is looking into a Wall Street trading practice in which unusually large numbers of orders to buy or sell stocks are placed in a fraction of a second, only to be canceled almost immediately, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

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Few Americans see manufacturing as a career: survey
September 02, 2010 08:02 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fewer than a third of Americans would choose manufacturing if they were starting their careers now, according to a new survey that finds pessimism about the long-term direction of U.S. industry.

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